Which to use
“marchent” and “marchons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,883
- “marchent” frequency rank
- #24,280
- “marchons” frequency rank
- 33163
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marchent | marchons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de marcher. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de marcher. |
Where the eye mixes marchent and marchons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses marchent with marchons
A purely visual mix-up. marchent (\maʁʃ\) and marchons (\maʁ.ʃɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33163, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marchent is recorded at frequency rank #8,883, classified as averb, pronounced \maʁʃ\. marchons is at rank #24,280, tagged as averb, pronounced \maʁ.ʃɔ̃\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 33163, this pair ranks #292,452 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of marchent vs marchons
Shared letters: achmnr. Private to "marchent": et. Private to "marchons": os.
"marchent" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC · "marchons" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "marchent" and "marchons" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "marchent" vs "marchons" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "marchent" and "marchons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "marchent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marchons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #292,452 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marchent" and "marchons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "marathons vs marchons". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #292,452 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.